VU Leds XMMS Plugin 0.21 review

VU Leds XMMS Plugin simulates a vu meter using the keyboard LEDs

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 112K Developer: Torre Lasley

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VU Leds XMMS Plugin simulates a vu meter using the keyboard LEDs. Options include reversing LED direction and binary 'flash' mode (binary scale from 0-7). VU Leds must be run as root.

Requirements:
XMMS

Installation:

tar -xzvf vuleds-0.21.tar.gz
cd vuleds-0.21
./configure
make
su root
make install

Usage:

Scenerio A - X Run As root
If you run X as root, you'll have no problems (running this plugin, that is)

Solution B - X Run As Normal User
Download and install the 'sudo' package which allows you to grant limited root access to individual users.

in the /etc/sudoers file, add a line like:

username machine=/usr/local/bin/xmms

to allow only xmms to be run as root by a normal user.

Solution C - X Run As Normal User
When logged in as the user you normally run X as, type:

xhost < machinename >

replacing < machinename > with the name of the computer. (uname -n should tell you the name)

after that, you may:

su root
xmms &

NOTE: Running xhost gives anyone on the machine the ability to run programs on your X Display. Read the 'man xhost' for more information on what this utility does.